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Listen to people share candid stories about the moment it clicked that they have ADHD. Host Laura Key, who’s had her own ADHD “aha” moment, chats with guests about common topics like ADHD and shame, mental health challenges, and more. Through heartfelt interviews, listeners learn about the unexpected, emotional, and even funny ways ADHD symptoms surface for kids and adults.

ADHD Aha‪!‬ Understood.org

    • Health & Fitness
    • 5.0 • 6 Ratings

Listen to people share candid stories about the moment it clicked that they have ADHD. Host Laura Key, who’s had her own ADHD “aha” moment, chats with guests about common topics like ADHD and shame, mental health challenges, and more. Through heartfelt interviews, listeners learn about the unexpected, emotional, and even funny ways ADHD symptoms surface for kids and adults.

    ADHD in marriage: How it changed a relationship (Breon and Dan’s story)

    ADHD in marriage: How it changed a relationship (Breon and Dan’s story)

    Breon and Dan Gummel are a mixed-neurodiversity married couple. After about 5 years of marriage, Breon was diagnosed with ADHD. The conflicts they’d been having as a couple took on a new shape. The more they both learned about ADHD, the better they understood each other.

    Now, they’ve founded an ADHD community called ADHDinner. This is where people with ADHD, and their close ones, can come together for a meal, and share their experiences. You can create your own wherever you live with their free ADHDinner guide.

    • 26 min
    Career tips and starting a business with ADHD. Plus ADHD and PTSD (Phoebe Gavin’s story)

    Career tips and starting a business with ADHD. Plus ADHD and PTSD (Phoebe Gavin’s story)

    Leadership and career coach Phoebe Gavin was diagnosed with ADHD at a young age. Phoebe’s mom was her number one advocate. She never made Phoebe feel like there was something wrong with her, and that’s followed her to this day. Now, she works with clients to empower them in the same way. 

    Phoebe takes us through serving in the military, to fashion school, to starting a business with ADHD. She shares career tips when you have ADHD and her journey navigating ADHD and PTSD.

    • 32 min
    “ADHD for Smart Ass Women” host Tracy Otsuka!

    “ADHD for Smart Ass Women” host Tracy Otsuka!

    As women, it can feel like we have to do it all, yet not be “too much.” Add ADHD stigma and shame on top, and it can feel impossible. Good thing we have Tracy Otsuka to remind us that no one has ever made a difference by being “too little.” 

    Tracy is an ADHD coach, the host of the “ADHD for Smart Ass Women” podcast, and author of the book with the same name! In this episode, host Laura Key and Tracy talk about how her son’s diagnosis led to her own, the need for an ADHD cookbook, and challenging the status quo. 

    • 28 min
    Toxic productivity, remembering to remember, and rejection sensitivity (Jesse Anderson’s story)

    Toxic productivity, remembering to remember, and rejection sensitivity (Jesse Anderson’s story)

    Jesse Anderson wishes he’d had an ADHD manual when he was first diagnosed as an adult, so he wrote one. Before he was diagnosed, he never considered having ADHD himself. After his wife encouraged him to look into it more, his trouble with remembering to do things, time management, and anger started to take a different shape in his mind.

    Today, Jesse is an ADHD advocate, writer, speaker, and author of the book “Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD.” Join host Laura Key and Jesse as they discuss toxic productivity, prospective memory, and the magic of owning a whiteboard. 

    Understood is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. Learn more at Understood.org.

    And if you like what you hear, help us continue this work by donating at understood.org/donate.

    Copyright © 2024 Understood for All, Inc. All rights reserved. Understood is not affiliated with any pharmaceutical company.

    • 29 min
    ADHD hacks with William Curb

    ADHD hacks with William Curb

    When William Curb learned he had ADHD (and wasn’t just lazy), he felt empowered to build coping skills. Now, he hosts the “Hacking Your ADHD” podcast where he talks about ADHD supports, workarounds, and more.

    In this bonus episode, host Laura Key and William talk about ADHD and emotions and his favorite ADHD hacks.

    Understood is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. Learn more at Understood.org.

    And if you like what you hear, help us continue this work by donating at understood.org/donate.

    Copyright © 2024 Understood for All, Inc. All rights reserved. Understood is not affiliated with any pharmaceutical company.

    • 16 min
    An ADHD coach on being a defiant teen, ADHD overwhelm, and self-care (Caren Magill’s story)

    An ADHD coach on being a defiant teen, ADHD overwhelm, and self-care (Caren Magill’s story)

    ADHD coach and creator Caren Magill was diagnosed with ADHD in 2020, during the pandemic. Caren gets real about her experience as a teen girl with undiagnosed ADHD: dropping out of high school, smoking, having poor self-care, and being a “messy kid.” She also shares how she manages her ADHD through fitness, sleep, and meditation.

    Caren is also the host of It’s “The ADHD-Friendly Show” podcast. Listen as she shares what she’s hearing from women with ADHD about overwhelm, and approaching ADHD challenges with curiosity instead of shame. 

    Understood is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. Learn more at Understood.org.

    And if you like what you hear, help us continue this work by donating at understood.org/donate.

    Copyright © 2024 Understood for All, Inc. All rights reserved. Understood is not affiliated with any pharmaceutical company.

    • 28 min

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